On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:42:14 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
wrote:

>About a $3300 loss on this scope. I've seen people selling the six inch
>Chinese Esprit scopes and being hit with $4000 losses. TeleVue scopes don't hold value and neither in most cases do the Chinese "high-end" scopes.
>The American and European and Takahashi high-end refractors fare better on resale in most cases.
>
>https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/291342-tele-vue-np127is-nagler-petzval-apo-refractor-with-many-imaging-accessories/

What I buy is based on specs and price and intended use. Not on any
possible future retail value.

On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 11:22:14 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:

> What I buy is based on specs and price and intended use. Not on any
> possible future retail value.

It's true that resale value is... uncertain. However, resale value does
affect the _effective_ price of a telescope if, while you are enjoying
that scope, you are also saving your money to eventually buy an
even bigger one to sate your aperture fever. Being able to realize some
cash from selling your old 'scope helps.

Which _is_ a common pattern for many amateur astronomers, even
if _you_ are above that sort of thing.

John Savard

On 01/04/2022 18:22, Chris L Peterson wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:42:14 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> About a $3300 loss on this scope. I've seen people selling the six inch
>> Chinese Esprit scopes and being hit with $4000 losses. TeleVue scopes don't hold value and neither in most cases do the Chinese "high-end" scopes.
>> The American and European and Takahashi high-end refractors fare better on resale in most cases.
>>
>> https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/291342-tele-vue-np127is-nagler-petzval-apo-refractor-with-many-imaging-accessories/
>
> What I buy is based on specs and price and intended use. Not on any
> possible future retail value.

But you must surely remember "the good old days" when AP list scalpers
would be selling their new pristine as new instruments online pretty
much the day after they were delivered and at a considerable premium.

They were very much speculative instruments for the patient
buyer/scalper to exploit the impatient US impulse buyer.

https://groups.google.com/g/sci.astro.amateur/c/rJmySwq5Jhg/m/Y7U4QQySAQAJ

They still hold their value better than most.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 10:43:40 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca>
wrote:

>On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 11:22:14 AM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
>
>> What I buy is based on specs and price and intended use. Not on any
>> possible future retail value.
>
>It's true that resale value is... uncertain. However, resale value does
>affect the _effective_ price of a telescope if, while you are enjoying
>that scope, you are also saving your money to eventually buy an
>even bigger one to sate your aperture fever. Being able to realize some
>cash from selling your old 'scope helps.
>
>Which _is_ a common pattern for many amateur astronomers, even
>if _you_ are above that sort of thing.

Above? Not the word I'd use. Just pointing out that my decision making
process in buying things doesn't factor in resale. In part, perhaps,
because I've never really sold anything that I bought. I don't care if
other people do, though.

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